Tag: coming out

A new study explores the effects of sexual orientation discordance on high-schoolers. A disturbing new report reveals just how deadly the closet can be for young people: Published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine the study found that 46% of closeted teens had seriously considered suicide, compared to 22% of those who were comfortable with their sexuality. Researchers at the CDC examined “sexual orientation discordance,” or when a person’s internal sexual desire doesn’t match their actions. Specifically they were looking...

‘These pics are a big f*** you to what family, friends or society say I should be. And an amen to who I was destined to be!’ Dave Tyson is a personal trainer based in Virginia, US. Besides working on his body, Tyson believes in sharing insights into his spiritual and mental journey. He’s building a following through his Instagram and YouTube. An Instagram posting from earlier this week found him revealing more about himself. Namely that he prefers to take...

His father promised to kill him if he returned home A Saudi Arabia teen has killed himself after his family threatened to kill him after he came out as gay. Roshan, who lived in Riyadh, had tried to leave the country for Dubai. However, his father stole his passport. Feeling like there was no options left, he decided to take his own life. He was just 15. Saudi Arabia teen posted on Reddit asking for help In January, Roshan posted on Reddit asking for help. ‘I...

"I want to have sex with men and women I haven’t met yet." Mike Posner might have low-key come out as bisexual in his first book, which was released last March, but Twitter has just started to take notice. https://instagram.com/p/BgB967TjmiI/?utm_source=ig_embed The 30-year-old singer recently released the audiobook for his 2017 debut poetry collection, Tear Drops and Balloons. In a poem titled “A Song With Pitbull,” he declares, “I want to have sex with men and women I haven’t met yet.” Fans have been...

Smith plays a closeted gay man in the AIDS drama "1985." Cory Michael Smith, who plays The Riddler (a.k.a. Edward Nygma) in Fox’s hit series Gotham, opens up about his sexuality in a new interview with The Daily Beast. Smith is promoting his role as Adrian, a closeted gay New Yorker with AIDS who returns to his Texas hometown during the early days of the epidemic, in out filmmaker Yen Tan’s 1985. The black-and-white drama, which premiered earlier this month at...

He said he related to Simon's journey in the film Joey Pollari, an actor who appears in the groundbreaking gay teen romance movie Love, Simon, recently came out as gay. The actor, who got his start in Disney Channel movies, opened up about his sexuality in an interview with The Advocate. In Love, Simon, Pollari plays Lyle, a guy who works at the local Waffle House and is a potential love interest for the titular protagonist. It’s a charming and memorable, if...

‘These pics are a big f*** you to what family, friends or society say I should be. And an amen to who I was destined to be!’ Dave Tyson is a personal trainer based in Virginia, US. Besides working on his body, Tyson believes in sharing insights into his spiritual and mental journey. He’s building a following through his Instagram and YouTube. An Instagram posting from earlier this week found him revealing more about himself. Namely that he prefers to take...

'He had a wicked sense of humor' says one of his former students His death was announced by his family in the early hours of the morning, on Wednesday 14 March. And as the world reacts to news of the passing of Stephen Hawking at 76, a sweet story has come to light by which we’ll always remember him. (In addition to his amazing scientific achievements, of course!). The tale was shared with The Guardian by one of the British cosmologist’s former...

One of the most anticipated movies this year is the film Love, Simon, which opens in theaters nationwide on Thursday. The film centers around a character named Simon Spier (played by Nick Robinson) who is trying to keep a huge secret from his family and friends: that he's gay. When that is threatened, he must face everyone and come to grips with his true identity. Whereas Nick is straight in real life (although he recently revealed that the movie helped him...

"I'm gonna dream of how you tasted." Harry Styles might have just revealed a little more about the story of his life. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of his self-titled debut album, the former One Direction-er debuted a new track live, “Medicine,” he wrote for the LP, but never made it onto the final album. “Two years ago I started making my very first album on my own, and you’ve been incredible through that whole process,” Styles said at a recent European...

Oh, Kevin McHale, what are you doing here? Are you Glee-ful with news that you want to tell us, or are you just playing coy with all these cryptic messages you keep posting. To catch everyone up to speed, the former Glee star's sexuality came into question when he posted a photo holding what looks to be another man's hands. The caption is simply an American Sign Language symbol for “I Love You”. So, who are you loving exactly, mister? https://instagram.com/p/BgNuwAHn-e4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_profile_upsell_control Then,...

The father of Andrew Leach, 12, says his son tragically died after bullying intensified following his coming out at school A 12-year-old bisexual boy in Mississippi tragically took his own life after allegedly being bullied for coming out. Andrew Leach was found dead on 6 March at the family home after death by hanging. However his father Matt said Andrew was tormented by classmates for talking about his sexual orientation. ‘He was struggling a lot internally with sexual orientation. Bisexual boy ‘always seemed happy’ ‘He...

Actor Kevin McHale who played Artie Abrams on the hit show Glee, recently posted a photo to Instagram that has fans screaming with speculation. https://instagram.com/p/BgNuwAHn-e4/?utm_source=ig_embed The photo is accompanied by an American Sign Language symbol for “I Love You”—so more than a coming out, maybe its demonstration that he’s off the market? Fans have been posting their congratulations for McHale, but nothing has been confirmed. But yeah...the signs were already there-- https://www.instagram.com/p/BdU52-4H944/?utm_source=ig_embed https://instagram.com/p/BVykP0Tl57M/?utm_source=ig_embed And who is the lucky guy in the photo? Whatever the case may be...

The 27-year-old says his 'whole life has changed' since meeting his boyfriend and coming out A top Irish male model has spoken about falling in love with the first person he was ever attracted to. Gary Talbot is a 27-year-old male model. In an interview with the Irish Independent, Talbot said he never really had any relationships growing up. Gary explained: ‘I was never going out with anyone really. I had it in my head “you know what, I’m probably not interested in...